Corporate sustainability at Morningstar

We champion transparency, access, and choice to help investors position for the future. And we embed responsible practices across the firm to protect and advance our clients, support our colleagues, and build an innovative, competitive company.

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Measuring and reducing our environmental impact

We seek to reduce our impact on the environment while accelerating the growth of our business and expanding the reach of our products and services.

Our environmental impact

In 2025, we closed and consolidated offices to reduce scope 1 emissions. We advanced cloud migration to lower data center energy use, decreasing scope 2 emissions, with market-based emissions reflecting renewable energy certificate purchases. Finally, we reduced business travel, driving a decrease in scope 3 emissions.

65%
Environmentally certified office space by square footage
58%
Recycled, composted, or anaerobically digested waste
95%
Renewable energy as a share of energy consumption

Empowering our teams

Our people and their ideas are our most important assets. We’re committed to fostering an environment where the people who power our mission know their ideas are welcome, their voices are heard, and their contributions are rewarded.

Engaging many perspectives

Morningstar had 10,973 permanent, full-time employees around the world as of December 2025. We believe that teams composed of colleagues from a broad range of backgrounds, beliefs, and experiences make us a stronger firm.

More sustainability insights

All statistics and data points above are sourced from Morningstar’s Corporate Sustainability Report 2025 as of Dec. 31, 2025.